Ruff Juggles Lines in Practice

Ray Whitney had a maintenance day on Tuesday, so Stars coach Lindy Ruff took the opportunity to tinker with his forward lines.

“With Ray not out there it was an opportunity to experiment a little bit,” Ruff said. “I liked what a couple of the lines did today. Ray will go back in his spot, but we may take a look at a couple of different looks.”

“It’s a look we would have liked to have seen during the preseason,” Ruff said. “They (Peverley and Seguin) are familiar with each other. Pevs sometimes ends up down low and Seguin can end up right, so it’s a look that I am anxious to see if it can work.”

Peverley, who did not play in the preseason or in the season opener due to an irregular heartbeat, centered the fourth line in Saturday’s win over Washington. He was expected to move up the lineup at some point.

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